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  • Apple releases sixth developer beta of macOS 10.15 Catalina [u]

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    yungdai said:
    Now if they could only get that new version of Xcode 11 beta 6 out.  Ugh, two weeks still nothing.
    It's out. See the Applications Icon? Click on it.
    fastasleep

  • Review: The BenQ PD3220U 4K HDR Thunderbolt 3 display is a good option for designers

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    nht said:
    smack416 said:
    The trouble with basically any other monitor other than the 27" LG Ultrafine is the PPI. This BenQ is not retina resolution, nor is it well suited to MacOS as a non-retina display (reference: https://bjango.com/articles/macexternaldisplays/).

    With the 27" Ultrafine, you're sacrificing a few inches of screen largeness for a noticeable amount of clarity (218PPI vs 138PPI on the BenQ), many more pixels (5120 x 2880 vs 3840 x 2160 on the BenQ), and the LG costs you just $100 more. To me, there's no contest given the value, unless extreme response time is a deal breaker for you.

    The knock on the LG monitors is that they are not great in build quality, but the screens are as good as it gets. Simply put: the 27" LG Ultrafine monitor is the only option available today if you're looking for the clarity of a retina screen, and will be the only economical option when Apple releases their pro display. At least until a competitor else releases a +200 PPI monitor. In the meantime, this BenQ monitor doesn't compare.
    Enjoy your 27" 218 ppi display running a 2650x1440 desktop because running native 5120 x 2880 makes everything too small.  That why I have a 43" 4K monitor running 3200x1800.
    It's called HiDPi scaling that is built into OS X, and actually works.
    StrangeDayswilliamlondonwatto_cobra

  • Review: The BenQ PD3220U 4K HDR Thunderbolt 3 display is a good option for designers

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    Apple's new display comes with a stand, just not the $999 version.

    That DPI is not good for the BenQ at that price point. It's nowhere near the quality of the new Apple Pro Display. So no, it's not a quality product for designers. It's more ruggedly built than the LG I'll grant you that.

    The microLED panel on the Pro Display isn't competing with these low tier designer products of IPS tech cannot compete. The viewing angles claimed to be 178 degrees on every IPS high quality panel I've bought has been a joke. Not one matches the claims.

    The XDR Reference at $4999 and it's $5999 matched nano glass etched versions will own the high end market, and Apple and the rest of the industry knows it.

    LG is making $0 off of Apple with this panel. It all comes from Japan Display with Apple having the patents on it. LG and Samsung are taking a bath and are losing the patent war with Apple and China on microLED. They went all in on OLED and it never panned out.

    Anyone surprised by Apple bailing out Japan Display really should follow the patent trail.
    StrangeDayswilliamlondonwatto_cobraargonaut

  • 'Apple Watch Series 5' screen expected to be supplied by Japan Display

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    It will be the first one I buy. Technology for the new Reference Monitor going into Apple watch displays and phones is what I expect is the reason they invested to keep Japan Display afloat--for microLED.
    AppleExposedwatto_cobra

  • Goldman Sachs spends $350 for every Apple Card signup

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    red oak said:
    The actual cost to sign up new users is actually close to $0.   The on boarding is right there in the Wallet.  All it takes is notifying the user it is there

    This $350 estimate tells me this analyst does not know WTF he is talking about
    It tells me Goldman Sachs is fabricating a cost investment for this new business venture so they can write down and lower their total taxable assets.
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